The Basics: How to Drybrush Miniatures

Рет қаралды 314,645

12 жыл бұрын

The Basics is a series going over the very basics of miniature painting. This video covers the very basics of highlight; drybrushing.
Doctor Faust's Painting Clinic
www.paintingclinic.com

Пікірлер: 106

@matthewdlennartz2445 10 жыл бұрын

Hey Doc! Great video. About 28 years ago I started and completed a library of over 150 miniatures. At that time, it was considered a bunch but not by today's standards. I also painted like a bull in a china shop not taking the time to learn techniques, even at their most primal level. This video really helped me fully grasp the dry brush technique. Thanks so much for sharing. I look forward to watching and learning from your other videos. ~Matthew

@gaabinubatrafinulifilit122 7 жыл бұрын

So far the most informative dry brushing video I have seen on youtube!

@turnageb 11 жыл бұрын

I actually just found the flesh painting video and started watching it. Thanks again for a great series!

@pyromaniacal13 10 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video! I had no idea what I was doing, and this helped me out so much!

@Lussuria 8 жыл бұрын

I apologize if you've already done one and I just couldn't find it - but I would love to see some more of these basics videos with one on highlighting large rounded/smooth surfaces? It's something I constantly struggle with! Also - awesome videos, Doctor Faust!!

@MostBlunted 8 жыл бұрын

I´m a beginner and this helped me a lot! Thank you!

@julienparis6933 7 жыл бұрын

Great video, I really like your comedy specials too

@LordTharapita 12 жыл бұрын

Helpful and insightful video, helped me a fair bit indeed. Thank you.

@onefstsnake 12 жыл бұрын

Great video! Drybrushing is key to many great models. I hope to upload some more modeling videos soon.

@w0mblemania 12 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, as always. Thanks a lot.

@TheTurtle 7 жыл бұрын

I was ready to learn how to dry brush, bought 2 new brushes today, not even a minute in and I already have the wrong brushes

@superwargamer3229 7 жыл бұрын

lmao

@lkvideos7181 6 жыл бұрын

That's why you should get to your local GW shop and let everything be explained to you. You don't have to buy from them, but you will at least get some good advise.

@TheTurtle 3 жыл бұрын

@@lkvideos7181 There are no GW shops where I live bro, I actually went to a local pottery store and they surprinsgly had loads of brushes in stock

@WARdROBEPlaysWWII 12 жыл бұрын

great stuff - it's always nice to see it done -

@ThePaintingClinic 12 жыл бұрын

@trejosam00 I haven't compared different brushes for drybrushing since I use golden taklon for just about everything. They are stiffer than say sable, though. I don't use enamels except for an occasional wash.

@thehobypainter6622 10 жыл бұрын

Very good advice. Thanks for sharing.

@tkinc88 11 жыл бұрын

Thank you for all of your very informative vids :)

@BudderChezMC 10 жыл бұрын

thank you! this really helped me understand what drybru

@regularjohn8393 9 жыл бұрын

i love the fact, that It;s Louis C.K doing this...or maybe you just sound like him

@coreyslime9395 9 жыл бұрын

Regular John He didn't mention jerking off so it's probably not him.

@lkvideos7181 6 жыл бұрын

+Corey Slime Nah, his editor just had to cut those parts out.

@WillForYou 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you bro you are helping me so much man

@docmadsen1373 10 жыл бұрын

Nice MST3K commercial extro, great tips thanks.

@turnageb 11 жыл бұрын

I'm just finding this series and really enjoying it. That said, I don't see a video that talks about primer, base coats, and additional coats - it basically seems to jump from prepping and basing your mini to dry brushing. Is there one or more intermediate tutorials for these steps?

@ThePaintingClinic 11 жыл бұрын

I've seen some people do amazing stuff with them. The main issue with them is poor pigments, so they could break down when thinned.

@CraftyAndyRottenEgg 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip. One I have for you is if you wet some paper towels and place some tracing paper on top of it p. It'll keep the paints from drying up on that plastic

@thevaderguy 11 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@FranzBazar 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent, thank you. New subscriber

@Axquirix 6 жыл бұрын

Just started into wargaming again, models I did in my youth weren't terribly impressive, so I'm hoping this helps! Thanks for the great tutorial! Do paints still need to be watered down prior to drybrushing or is the removal of the excess at the beginning and the lighter brushing enough that it isn't needed?

@tkinc88 11 жыл бұрын

A lot of painters use Blu-Tack to hold the mini onto an old paint pot for a temporary painting base.

@ThePaintingClinic 12 жыл бұрын

What "new" stuff are you referring to and is it harder to used compared to what?

@BlackBlade999 5 жыл бұрын

What colours would you recommend for highlighting blue, red, and silver?

@librainred 11 жыл бұрын

I use basic acrylic paints that you can just about anywhere, like apple barrel and delta paints. They usually work really well, but I was wondering if I am painting myself into a bad habit by using these?

@HardWithStyle97 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks man :) What size of cat tongue brushes would you recommend a beginner for drybrushing?

@WakkasLove 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the answer, omw to the video :)

@mrjf101 12 жыл бұрын

hey im getting some new paints and just wondering if the new water based stuff is any harder to paint in, someone repy

@CAPTIANKOLOTH 11 жыл бұрын

PRETTY KEWL AM THINKIN OF TRYIN FIGURES OUT... WHAT IS IT STICK ON SO YOU CAN HOLD IT ???

@ThePaintingClinic 11 жыл бұрын

That's one way to do it, yes.

@ClemDayOutbackMiniModels 11 жыл бұрын

If you guys out there ever run out of landscaping materials, go to your local concrete yard and usually thay will more than happy let you refill your tubs as they have all sorts of sand and gravel fit for miniatures.

@WakkasLove 10 жыл бұрын

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I've seen this in several videos, and haven't found it yet. How do you attach the miniatures to the bottlecaps for better control while holding them?

@lifendsh3r3 11 жыл бұрын

random question, should I dry brush the main colors before painting the tiny details like side bags, other weapons, armor decor

@xcuber123 11 жыл бұрын

the paint is really drying up and the pigments connect and have dust-sized clumps, or there is loads of dust on the brush. I use citadel small drybush, and it's sort of frayed and round, so the paint is really hard to clean. I use citadel paints.

@ThePaintingClinic 11 жыл бұрын

Yes.

@gapty101 5 жыл бұрын

question not sure if you still make videos or not but how would you go about making a rock / moutian texture ?

@lastdollarfilms 10 жыл бұрын

A general rule of thumb I use for dry brushing is brush across the groves not with them.

@Terran123rd 11 жыл бұрын

Can this technique be used for other purposes? Such as scorching on metal, for instance?

@Terran123rd 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@ismaelalvarez1569 7 жыл бұрын

Say, I know you did this a while ago, but I have a question about this. Do you worry about paint drying quickly? I live at a high elevation and it seems like I have to act quick to get paint from palette to mini, and it looks like you spend more time between palette and mini.

@ThePaintingClinic 11 жыл бұрын

Yes, Drybrushing is messy, so start with it first.

@elcanalderay4407 10 жыл бұрын

¿Can I share with you my Dad´s work? He is one of the best in painting miniatures here in Mexico.

@blakesblack 12 жыл бұрын

awesome

@vincentgregory1470 8 жыл бұрын

What colors should I use when dry brushing? Just a lighter tone than the color I'm dry brushing over? Great vid, thanks for posting. :)

@ThePaintingClinic 8 жыл бұрын

+Vincent Gregory Pretty much.

@BudderChezMC 10 жыл бұрын

oops... it really helped me to understand what dry brushing is.

@Muudge 9 жыл бұрын

thanks, I'm using this strategy on an airsoft gun to give it a worn look/shell shading (sorta)

@trejosam00 12 жыл бұрын

I find that a stiff bristle brush is better for dry brush, am I wrong? Also do you ever use enamels?

@Hoody1147 7 жыл бұрын

What's the little stand he has his dude standing on!? That thing looks super nice

@niknikolas6241 4 жыл бұрын

I know this is really old but for anyone else who might be wondering it appears to be a old empty paint bottle.

@xcuber123 11 жыл бұрын

when i drybush, coloured dust gets on. Say if i drybush red, it become really grainy, and red dust goes on.

@screwthenet 11 жыл бұрын

wow, I really wish to drybrush on top of the other steps, but it seems like in the long run I would go through a LOTTA paint this way. What to do...lol

@ThePaintingClinic 11 жыл бұрын

Could be either you are applying too much paint or the paint is drying on the brush. I know it's called drybrushing, but you don't actually want the paint dried out.

@ThePaintingClinic 11 жыл бұрын

They were not made in order and not everything is covered. If you want to see everything then watch any of the complete miniature paint vids, like painting flesh or painting a (whatever) mini.

@ericheckenkamp6091 Жыл бұрын

This 11 year old video popped up in my feed, and I probably didn't need a drybrushing lesson 11 years ago when I watched it originally but I do have a tip! Makeup brushes drybrush better than anything else. But beware, they hold a TON of paint, be stingy.

@MarshmallowMadnesss 4 жыл бұрын

I find this technique perfect for robes/cloaks/capes.

@NBASection 5 жыл бұрын

Do you mix your paints with water or just right from a bottle when you drybrush?

@ThePaintingClinic 5 жыл бұрын

Right from the bottle.

@andrewpantaleon6995 8 жыл бұрын

I just got into flames of war and people recommend to do dry brushes for their miniatures. So for a dry brush I need really light paint?

@priyaljain8481 7 жыл бұрын

Andrew Pantaleon and

@stevecolianni1499 9 жыл бұрын

what is that thing you have the mini mounted on for painting? It looks homemade.

@ThePaintingClinic 9 жыл бұрын

Steve Colianni kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m56jlc9827jScaM.html

@stevecolianni1499 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@Thetracker69 5 жыл бұрын

Every video I've seen about Drybrushing Miniatures has these super simple almost mono-colored minis. But what if the mini is more complex? Like its got a bunch of different colors? Should you even bother attempting to drybrush or just highlight the slow and steady way?

@ThePaintingClinic 5 жыл бұрын

Drybrushing is messy, so you'd have a hard time doing it on lots of tiny different areas. Not impossible, but not recommended.

@Thetracker69 5 жыл бұрын

@@ThePaintingClinic Yeah, that's pretty much exactly what I figured. Just highlight normally instead of drybrushing. Thanks.

@MonstaMunch101 9 жыл бұрын

I'm still a noob at this so sorry if this is a silly question but.... why does everyone put the miniatures onto the bases before painting? It seems like a recipe for disaster. Wouldn't it be better to paint the miniature and prepare the base when they are both separate, then put them together?

@ThePaintingClinic 9 жыл бұрын

Monsta Munch Depends on the base. In a case like this you wouldn't want the figure standing on top of the gravel because it would look like it's floating.

@MonstaMunch101 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the response, you make a lot of sense :)

@gregrizk3820 8 жыл бұрын

+Doctor Faust's Painting Clinic I've never seen that kind of base your miniature is standing on, what is it? Is it solely for warhammer?

@ThePaintingClinic 8 жыл бұрын

It's for Warmachine.

@MarkRaymundAraya 10 жыл бұрын

How do you put undercoat? Are there any techniques?

@ThePaintingClinic 10 жыл бұрын

It's just a layer of paint applied with a brush. Paint it on.

@MarkRaymundAraya 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks man. You're the best! :D

@austinlawless1437 10 жыл бұрын

ThePaintingClinic is it that easy

@savagex466-qt1io 8 жыл бұрын

dammit seems that most people in there videos on drybrushing use a flat point brush ! I baught the drybrush from games workshop and its circle wtf ? am I missing something here ? please anyone thanks

@ThePaintingClinic 8 жыл бұрын

Drybrushing is best done with a flat brush, or better still, a cat tongue brush.

@savagex466-qt1io 8 жыл бұрын

Thats gamesworkshop ... As the native Dunmer of Vvanderfell would say " You Enwa ! " lol thanks soo much for responding. You just earned a Sub honestly thxs bud

@Duncanlance 8 жыл бұрын

hm just started with painting miniatures, everything just works fine except the drybrushing. the highlights are fine but there always is that 'sandy' particles all over the mini where they should not be ;*( could it be better to shade them after the drybrush?

@ThePaintingClinic 8 жыл бұрын

+Chris Hoefler Sounds like your paint is too dry.

@relic4156 8 жыл бұрын

+Chris Hoefler Thin your paint :)

@lukedorrington7455 7 жыл бұрын

relic when thinning paint what ratio of water to paint should I go for?

@relic4156 7 жыл бұрын

luke dorrington There's no magic number, you really just have to experiment, because it entirely depends on how many layers you have the patience for and what effect you're trying to get. However, basically the thinner the paint is, the more layers it will take to cover the basecoat, but many thin layer will look better than 1 or 2 thick layers. Also, let the paint dry between layers. If you paint over a layer that is still wet, the paint will come loose and glob up. It's also important not to take too much paint on the brush and to keep the brush clean from the excess that build up as you're painting. Even if you thin your paint, if you use too much on the brush, you will get a bad result with paint seeping in to every detail and covering them. The best tip I can give you is to try different things and see what works for you. Get a bunch of cheap models and just experiment. There's so many videos on youtube you can get ideas from.

@shockmac 8 жыл бұрын

@7:30 you start talking about the over head light scheme. It's very difficult to understand by your demonstration. If you ever had the time could you do a video with maybe a model or a drawing showing more details? If not no worries I keep going over it but it seems like you're doing the same thing in each example. Thank you

@ThePaintingClinic 8 жыл бұрын

+Shockwave There is examples of it in virtually every single video. Just means highlighting as if light is coming from above the model.

@shockmac 8 жыл бұрын

+Doctor Faust's Painting Clinic ok thank you I'll be more attentive. Really enjoy your channel and how you teach. I've been becoming better because of your classes.

@ThePaintingClinic 11 жыл бұрын

HOT GLUE GUN.